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Senior Associate (Jersey)

Location: Jersey
Function: Legal
Reports to: Partner

We’re looking for a senior associate to work as part of our Jersey based team providing litigation and dispute resolution services to our clients.

This is a great opportunity to learn from some of the best litigators in Jersey by supporting the partners and taking principal responsibility, as appropriate, for matters relating to the provision of specialist contentious trust, asset tracing, commercial, corporate and regulatory law advice to individuals and institutional clients.

We’re looking for a senior associate to work as part of our Jersey based team providing litigation and dispute resolution services to our clients.

This is a great opportunity to learn from some of the best litigators in Jersey by supporting the partners and taking principal responsibility, as appropriate, for matters relating to the provision of specialist contentious trust, asset tracing, commercial, corporate and regulatory law advice to individuals and institutional clients.

What you'll do

  • Provide support and assistance to partners in the firm to enable them to give a consistently excellent level of service to the firm’s clients including:
    • The identification of the legal and factual issues in cases
    • Assisting to produce and implement a clear plan for how the client’s aims can be lawfully achieved
    • Refining issues of law or fact
  • Assist with disclosure tasks.
  • The maintenance of document management on each matter.
  • Responsible for checking prepared court bundles.
  • Attend client conferences and court hearings when required.
  • Act as advisors and provide assistance to the Partners on any given case.
  • Senior Associates will be expected to manage some cases with the supervision of a Partner.
  • Appropriate and effective delegation of tasks to more junior members of the team.
  • Manage and coordinate client work as delegated by the partners.
  • Deliver excellent quality, timely and professional client service.
  • Legal and document research and analysis.
  • Take personal responsibility for achieving target hours, proactively manage billings and debtors and record time in a consistent way.
  • Promote and strengthen the Baker & Partners’ brand.
  • Supervise preparations of documents to be notarised and apostilled.
  • Draft court documents such as, fixed date claim forms, applications, affidavits, schedule of costs, court orders and other documents as required.
  • Proofread and finalise written submissions, witness statements, appeal applications and other documents as required.
  • Ensure that legal requests are processed efficiently and in a timely manner, while complying with appropriate regulations, rules and deadlines.
  • Take responsibility for a range of non-chargeable activities to build the firm’s know-how and external reputation through seminars/writing of articles/presentations etc.
  • Work with colleagues from other teams and offices on multi-disciplinary and international projects.
  • Take responsibility for a wide range of tasks/projects as required by the lawyers/partners in the group.

What you bring to the table

  • UK & NI /Jersey/Commonwealth legal qualification. (LPC / BVC qualifications – or equivalent – essential).
  • 1-5-year PQE (Solicitors and Barristers welcome).
  • Qualified Jersey Advocate or studying towards it.
  • Knowledge and experience of litigation and dispute resolution in private client, commercial, corporate or a regulatory context.
  • Experience of working offshore welcome but not essential.
  • Knowledge of or a desire to learn about offshore law.
  • Strong technical ability.
  • Business development experience and/or motivation to assist with business development.
  • The ability to prioritise and manage time and tasks effectively.
  • Able to demonstrate high levels of initiative and motivation, but also work closely with other team members.
  • Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, professionalism in all dealings. Able to deal sympathetically and appropriately with internal and external clients and to show empathy with them.
  • Demonstrate Leadership and management skills, with support from the Firm via training if required.

If you don’t meet all the requirements but know you would do a great job and are keen to learn, please still submit an application. 

How you like to work

  • Communicating effectively to work collegiately with peers and clients.
  •  A client centric approach.
  • Strong self-motivation and drive.
  • A solution driven attitude to problems.
  • Instilling confidence in partners, peers and clients.
  • With a positive and optimistic attitude.
  • Exercising sound judgement and strong commercial awareness.

Benefits

  • Group Life Insurance.
  • Full medical and dental insurance.
  • Free online therapy access. 
  • Contributory pension scheme. 
  • Work laptop and mobile. 
  • Onsite mental health first aiders.
  • Remote working policy. 
  • Paid professional subscriptions, supported training and development etc.
  • Dress for your day.
  • End of month breakfast. 
  • Weekly office fruit deliveries.  

About Baker & Partners

Baker & Partners is a leading and award-winning litigation firm with expertise in Jersey, Cayman and the BVI. We specialise primarily in asset tracing, contentious trusts, corporate and commercial disputes, often with an international dimension. We provide legal advice and representation for corporate and private clients, financial institutions, governments and intermediaries across the world.

We have obtained Tier 1 listing for Legal 500 both as a firm and for our leading individuals. We are also recognised in Chambers & Partners UK and Global Offshore Dispute Resolution Guides. 

We pride ourselves on employing great people who are friendly and nice to work with. We welcome questions and are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve the way we work and the service we provide for our clients.

Equal opportunities

We are committed to promoting diversity, preventing discrimination and creating an inclusive working environment in which everyone can fulfil their potential and maximise their contribution. We want to create an environment in which you feel safe, comfortable, valued and respected. We treat everyone fairly and respect everyone’s contribution in terms of age, disability, sex and sexual orientation, gender reassignment status, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy, maternity and paternity, race and ethnicity, religion or belief or absence of religion or belief. 

All suitable candidates interested in this exciting opportunity should send a covering letter and their Curriculum Vitae setting out full details of their experience, achievements and qualifications to recruitment@bakerandpartners.com.